reliable; dependable; trustworthy; hopeful; promising
war potential; military strength; fighting power; ability (to compete); capabilities; valuable asset
good(-tasting); nice; delicious; attractive (offer, opportunity, etc.); appealing; convenient
plate; dish; serving; helping; kanji radical 108 (at the bottom)
udon; thick Japanese wheat noodles
hometown; birthplace; native place; (arch.) ruins; (arch.) historic remains
regional cuisine; local cuisine
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...
oh; oh my; oh dear; well, ...; er ...; why, ...
pretty; lovely; clean; clear; completely; entirely
cooking; cookery; cuisine; dealing with (skillfully); handling (well); managing
skillful; skilled; proficient; flattery
perfect; complete; flawless
nonexistent; not being (there); not having; not
thank you (for the meal); that was a delicious meal; thank you (for displaying lovey-dovey behaviour)
motionlessly (e.g. stand, wait); (be) still; fixedly (e.g. gaze, stare); intently (e.g. listen, think); patiently (e.g. endure); stoically
to be in a hurry; to be impatient; to be anxious (to do); to get a fright; to panic; to get flustered
funny; amusing; strange; odd; wrong; unsuitable
thank you; thanks; much (thanks); very (sorry); quite; really; somehow
to avoid (physical contact with); to avoid (situation); to evade (question, subject); to ward off; to avert; to put aside
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...; did not ...
now that you say that; now that you mention it
close (e.g. in terms of relationship); intimate
(in a) long time; long time (ago); while (ago); long ago; long while (ago); (in a) long while
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
tension; strain; tensions (between countries, groups, etc.); tonus; muscle tone
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
oh; right; I see; OK; gotcha
if; in case; as for; on the topic of; if that's the case; if so
near; close; close (in time); soon; close (relationship); friendly
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
that; the matter in question
to leave; to exit; to leave (on a journey); to depart; to move forward; to come to; to get to
Eh?; What?; Come on!; Damn!
to disappear (of people or animals); to go (away); to leave; to no longer exist
in the first place; to begin with; after all; anyway; beginning; start
state of affairs; situation; conditions; circumstances
irregular; bad bounce (in tennis); bad hop (in baseball)
assignment (of a person to somewhere); attachment (of a person to another unit, organization, etc.)
point; tip; head (of a line); front; first; before; (the way) ahead
next; following; subsequent; stage; station
important; essential; significant; major; key; principal
two persons; two people; pair; couple
to make war (on); to wage war (against); to compete (against); to struggle (against adversities, etc.); to fight
that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?